Archive | November, 2006

Is Joe trying to channel George Allen? Picking on seniors? This really is obnoxious. They started out at the street, holding signs and chanting, a clot of 25 to 30 thick-necked Young Republican types. Then they moved up the driveway to the Senior Center and blocked the bus. They formed a noisy, chanting mob around [...]

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Republicans Make Atomic “Cookbook” Public … more at Sadly, No! Republicans are just dangerous. Unfortunately, they were too stupid to even know the damage they were doing. Honest to God, you just can't make this stuff up. Last March, the federal government set up a Web site to make public a vast archive of Iraqi [...]

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Hannity Resurrects Swiftboater John O'Neill –updated below– John Boehner not only got away with blaming our troops, while giving Rummy a pass, but he proudly refuses to apologize. Kerry gets creamed for a botched joke, apologizes, which has the added affect of giving inspiration to the likes of Sean Hannity so that now we have [...]

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Harold Ford, Jr.'s Redemption Bob Casey stood up, as did Cleland, Murtha, Sherrod Brown, Eric Massa and many other Democrats, especially out here on The Internets. So, after having written a slew of blog posts in support of Harold Ford, Jr., to say I was furious for him handing Republicans a win over the Kerry [...]

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Two words: Ian Fishback. It's about U.S. policies on torture. Now we learn about something even worse. The true stories of how American troops, killed in Iraq, actually died keep spilling out this week. On Tuesday, we explored the case of Kenny Stanton Jr., murdered last month by our allies, the Iraqi police, though the [...]

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IRAQ: A Republican Win Means ESCALATION In Virginia, the choice couldn't be clearer. You look at James Webb, then George Allen, with only one choice to make, especially if you want to change course on Iraq. It's the same choice across the country. It's simple. You vote for a Republican (or Joe Lieberman) in this [...]

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Megachurch Leader Ted Haggard's Gay Prostitute Lover Via Americablog, this one is a Bush base-buster. If you don't know Ted Haggard, here's a snapshot of this hypocritical power preacher. The true architectural wonder of New Life, however, is the pyramid of authority into which it orders its 11,000 members. At the base are 1,300 cell [...]

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Bush gives Rummy a pass. Now John Boehner not only gives him a pass, but blames the situation in Iraq on… –wait for it– … the generals and our troops. I demand an apology from John Boehner. This is a total insult to our troops. Seriously, it is. It reminds me of Rudy's insult to [...]

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Bush has decided to leave a soldier behind. I covered it earlier today. But this latest news should raise the hair on the back of your neck. Even the mercs are leaving, not only Iraq, but Afghanistan. We're really in it now. Manhattan security company Kroll has withdrawn its bodyguard teams from Iraq and Afghanistan [...]

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Hey Democrats, Got Spine? –updated below– This Daily Show clip fills in the rest of the picture. It that picture doesn't piss you off then you're not a Democrat. If you don't get what this is after seeing the picture then you must be a Republican. They're mocking John Kerry, because the troops get the [...]

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Listen to Osama, Bush said late yesterday. Tell me again why Osama is still alive? Bush references Zawahiri, too. Why is he still breathing air? The two people responsible for 9/11 are both still alive. That's because Bush let Osama go at Tora Bora, and Bush and the Republicans chose to cherrypick intelligence, instead of [...]

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Take Back Congress –updated– John Kerry is holding a vote to see what netroots candidates will be included in a last blast Kerry email. The final outcome will include the highest voter getters, one senator and two representatives. The voting is today from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Join in. HERE ARE THE WINNERS. and… [...]

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